Meet Charlotte
Microcement, Majorelle Blue and Vintage Finds: Inside Charlotte's Farmhouse in Bettembourg
In Bettembourg, south of Luxembourg City, a farmhouse-style home from the 1980s hides a surprise. From the street, the roof looks heavy and the house looks compact. Step inside, and everything opens up. High ceilings. Light from every side. A pale microcement floor that runs through the whole ground floor.
Charlotte Froment-Meurice lives here with her husband and their two sons. She is a communication strategist with more than 15 years of experience. She also spent years in the vintage furniture world, running French Caravane, a pop-up store concept between Paris and Dubai. That eye for objects shows in every room.
There was no architect on this project. Charlotte and her husband did it themselves. She designed. He built. Shelves, a restored cinema bench, a bunk bed, a full TV unit made from a few planks and bricks.
What makes this house special is the mix. Vintage String shelves rescued from a skip. A Danish sideboard from the 60s. Smart hacks like Ikea frames with Plum Living fronts. Nothing comes straight from a catalogue. Everything has a story.
And then there is the color. After years of white walls, Charlotte finally let go. Pink and Majorelle blue in the old garage. A black matte kitchen. A black guest toilet. Bold choices, fully assumed.
In this visit with She Said Yes!, Charlotte opens the doors to her home. We explore a renovation that turned a dark 80s house into a bright family home, one bold choice at a time.
City
Bettembourg
Date
July 2026
Photos & Video
She Said Yes!
SSY Welcome Charlotte! From the outside, the house looks like an old farm. What is its story?
Charlotte It is a farmhouse-style home from the 1980s. The architecture is a bit unusual for Luxembourg. You do not see this everywhere.
SSY What state was the house in when you bought it?
Charlotte It was completely in its original state. Wood paneling everywhere, very dark tiles, old wallpaper. Everything you would expect from that era. We decided to give it a fresh start. And above all, to bring in light.
SSY The pale microcement floor is the first thing you notice. Why that choice?
Charlotte We chose a very light microcement to catch all the light. The house has openings on every side. So the light travels through the rooms all day long, whatever the weather.
SSY The ceiling height is impressive. Was it always like this?
Charlotte Yes, but you could not feel it. From the outside, the house looks compact, with an imposing roof. Inside, a full wall divided the space in two. We knocked it down. That single move revealed the volume.
SSY How is the living space organized now?
Charlotte Everything communicates. There is the living room / apéro corner, the TV corner, and the dining area. And a direct access to the terrace.
SSY We spot several vintage String shelves. Where do they come from?
Charlotte My husband and I are big fans of vintage. These String shelves were headed for the skip after my company moved offices. I rescued them. They follow us in every move, and they always find their place. We also have a lot of books at home. So we use every wall we can to store them.
SSY There is also an Indian birdcage, Japanese paper figures… You clearly have an eye for objects.
Charlotte The birdcage comes from Rajasthan, in India. It is one of the unsold pieces from my brocante years. I ran a pop-up store concept for vintage furniture in Dubai. I kept a few pieces afterwards. In the end, I am happy they never sold. I like mixing styles anyway. I only buy on impulse, not always for harmony. This house is made for living with objects we love.
SSY And the sideboard?
Charlotte It is a Danish sideboard from the 60s. I have forgotten the name of the designer. Impossible to pronounce anyway.
SSY The TV unit looks custom-made. What is the secret?
Charlotte That is my husband’s do-it-yourself. A few planks, a few bricks. I was not a fan of the TV units you find in shops. This option suits us very well. And it hides a few cables.
SSY In the entrance, there is a bench with folding seats. Where does it come from?
Charlotte The entrance is quite narrow. We found this bench from an old cinema and restored it. The folding seats are very useful to put on your shoes. It saves a lot of space.
SSY Next to it, the storage looks fully custom. But it is not, right?
Charlotte It is an Ikea hack. Ikea frames with fronts from Plum Living. You buy the fronts and the fillers, cut them to size, and it looks like real custom joinery. They have a beautiful color palette too. We are delighted with the result.
SSY Let’s talk about the black matte kitchen. Would you recommend it?
Charlotte It is very pretty. But with young children, it is not necessarily what I would advise on a daily basis. In terms of design, I like it. It looks less like a kitchen. That is exactly what we wanted for this room.
SSY What did the kitchen look like before?
Charlotte It was completely closed. You entered through the corridor. It was narrow and very dark, with old oak furniture from that era. There was even an old oak glass partition. Not the trendy verrière you see everywhere now. And there was no direct access to the terrace. You had to go all the way around through the entrance. Not practical at all.
SSY The old garage became a family room. And the colors are bold.
Charlotte We had no real use for a garage. So we turned it into a multi-purpose room. We still call it the garage, even if it looks nothing like one. The two big garage doors became a bay window. For the walls, I finally let myself go. I was tired of white. We always find white in houses, because we are afraid to make choices. I managed to convince my husband that pink and blue were a good idea. It is Majorelle blue from Ressource. It really pops. And it lets us travel a little.
SSY There is even a projection screen in this room.
Charlotte We use it from time to time. The children love it. It also gives us a separate space when we have guests. The adults are on the terrace or in the dining room. The kids are installed here with their popcorn baskets. Everyone is happy. There is also a small desk for remote work. Indispensable today.
SSY The storage mixes Tylko modules and your husband’s carpentry, right?
Charlotte Yes. With Tylko, you choose the depths and the heights, so we could build the units in. The rest of the joinery was done by my husband. We mixed the two.
SSY Your bedroom is on the ground floor. Was that a deliberate choice?
Charlotte Yes. You enter the suite through a dressing room. It acts as a sound buffer with the living spaces. And it adds storage, which is never a bad thing. The room also opens onto the terrace. It is well separated from the rest, and from the kids’ floor. In the morning, we enjoy the calm of our own space.
SSY In the bathroom, the floor continues. Same microcement?
Charlotte Same reference, with a slightly different texture. A bit more sanded, so it does not slip. Continuity of the floor is important to me. Then we added contrast: a terrazzo detail and a black bathtub.
SSY The terrace is surrounded by the whole house. Is that where summer happens?
Charlotte Yes. All the ground floor rooms open onto it. Everything communicates. We have a big aluminium table with extensions. We can be a lot of people around it. I am very happy with it.
SSY Upstairs is the kids’ territory. How is it organized?
Charlotte The boys share their room. They have a long desk, which is usually covered, despite its length. The bunk bed was built by my husband. The oldest sleeps on top, for safety reasons. The youngest has his cabin below. And next door, they have their playroom. It fills up fast. Sometimes you cannot put one foot in front of the other.
SSY Last question. How do you feel in the house today?
Charlotte We feel very good here. We are happy to be settled. The house keeps evolving over time, and that is fine. And the neighbourhood is great too. The town, the infrastructure. We really are very well here.
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Charlotte takes us through her renovated 1980s farmhouse in Bettembourg. From the pale microcement floor to the Majorelle blue family room. From the black matte kitchen to the vintage finds in every corner. A dark house turned into a bright family home.
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